Clean Energy Policy News

16 November 2017

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) is now welcoming applications for a fourth round of funding to support renewable energy projects in developing countries. The funding round of approximately USD 50 million is part of a USD 350 million (AED 1.285 billion) commitment by ADFD to provide concessional loans to projects endorsed by IRENA over seven funding cycles.
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8 November 2017

The governments of Sweden, Italy, Canada, as well as the International Energy Agency, are seeking to promote greater participation for women in the clean energy field, an initiative that is receiving a wide backing from other governments and industry.
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26 October 2017

The India Innovation Lab for Green Finance—a group of investors and government representatives that accelerates green finance instruments to meet India’s green infrastructure goals—has launched two new instruments that could help catalyze millions of dollars for clean energy in India. The new instruments are Solar Investment Trusts and Sustainable Energy Bonds.
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19 October 2017

New from the International Energy Agency finds that the most cost-effective strategy for providing universal access to electricity and clean-cooking facilities in developing countries is compatible with meeting global climate goals, and prevents millions of premature deaths each year.
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16 October 2017

Ministers and senior officials representing 30 countries and organizations from across the world recently met in Malé, Maldives, signaling the determination of small island developing states to strengthen global efforts to address climate change and accelerate renewable energy deployment.
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12 October 2017

The Energy Management Leadership Awards are now accepting entries for 2018. Any organization with an ISO 50001-certified energy management system is invited to participate in this prestigious program from the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Energy Management Working Group.
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4 October 2017

New solar PV capacity grew by 50% last year, with China accounting for almost half of the global expansion, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest renewables market analysis and forecast.
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4 October 2017

Tanzania is a regional leader in mini-grid development and a new report from Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization and World Resources Institute finds that rapid expansion of mini-grids in Tanzania has been possible because of bold and adaptive energy policies.
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